dairy farm

Maize silage and dry cows

Table 1: Profit ($/cow) from using maize silage to increase cow condition score for a 450 kg J x F cow*

Autumn rains mean pasture covers are looking pretty good in many regions.

Published in Management

Dairy beef an income option for winter mating

Firstlight Wagyu supply manager Peter Keeling with Wagyu cross calves.

Dairy farmers wanting to spread risk and income source are enquiring about Firstlight Wagyu genetics, says the company's supply manager Peter Keeling.

Published in Management

Big orders in hand as Westland’s UHT plant hits go

Food safety Minister Jo Goodhew unveils the plaque while Westland chairman Matt O’Regan looks on.

Adding value to New Zealand's dairy produce was the strong theme of the official opening of Westland Milk Products' new UHT plant at Rolleston last week.

Published in General News

South Island Dairy Event 2016

SIDE is New Zealand's premier dairy conference, and the largest event of its type in the country. Photo: side.org.nz

Attend the South Island Dairy Event (SIDE) 2016 in Invercargill, and invest in yourself and your business.

Published in General News

Hope beckons in a hungry world

Right now trading conditions for New Zealand dairying are as challenging as I have seen.

Published in Agribusiness

‘Growing up’ milk seen as holding off allergies

Researchers are about to begin looking at how to gain the health benefits of drinking raw milk without risking the pitfalls.

Published in Agribusiness

Revolution has a long way to roll

On our farms, in our universities, research labs and factories, the dairy industry is in a transformation.

Published in Opinion

Farm salaries hold firm

Federated Farmers dairy industry group chair, Andrew Hoggard (pictured), says the results don't come as a surprise.

Dry stock farmers' salaries have seen strong growth in the last year, according to Federated Farmers and Rabobank's 2015-16 employee remuneration report.

Published in General News